New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-23
REMARKABLE RESCUES.
SOME WONDERFUL EVENTS WHICH CAME UN-
DER THE PERSONAL OBSERVATION OF MIR.
THOMAS NJ. NICHOL AND WHICH he HAS JUST
MADE PCBl,IC

Few men In America hive associated with and known
of public than Mr. Thomas NJ. Nichol. As
private secretary President Garfield and member OF
all prominent committees he has had opportunities for
Judging both and manners. His "reminiscences when
In conversational vein, wonderfully interesting, and
friends have been entertained by them an entire
evening Mr.. Nicho lives The Fifth Avenue Hotel,
and in conversation with the writer the other evening said
Hon. Robert S. Stevens is a wonderful man in his
way. Besides being "a political power he has probably
done in railway construction than any other man In
America His energy is remarkable and like most men
Of his disposition he is liable 10 overdo This was Just
what happened few and he became one Of the
sckest OF being attacked with acute and exceed
ingiy painful Inflammation Of the bladder He could
hardly walk, and his sucrings something terrible
one day while feeling his way along his foot slipped on
the edge of the Sidewalk where it about two feet
higher than the street, and over he went He lay still
moment thinking nc must surely be Killed, but strange
10 he felt pain Then he arose 10 his feet looked
around him SURPRISE realized that lac we'll and,
with impulse Of returning power, yaulted hvc-bad
fence az his side and whoopcd Ike an Indian What Was
the secret OF his recovery simply that he HAD been
ne realized it or could believe it, On, what am telling
derfuI accocnts Why, there was Mr. W. A. Wood the
prominent capitalist. of PsbuIs l know positively that
doctors had given him up, aud know he Is well man
but all that Is nothing the experience of a very
prominent Ohio man whom know. lie was In the last
friends only thought il question Of few days or
weeks when death would ensue OF course al! tins had
gradually. it always does lie had felt strange
pains in his body, was unusually tired hungry one day
and without appetite the next and his urine heavy and
irregular These symptoms had developed until he
boa,ed head foot, could sleep had the
short breahs and looked every moment for sOppsgc OF
recognize the face OF his wife physician was
who declared he could not possibly i've until
morning Preparations were then begun for the iuDeSl,
and his coffin actually ordered But friend OF the
family who had been summoned determined net 10 abandon
hope. lie began feeding the dying man Bethesda Water
In teaspoon nrst seemed 70 have little effect
but In the OF hours tho pJrched lips and dry
tongue and throat became soft by midnight he opened
his eyes and spoke In the morning he rational and
the doctors declared IL pos bl, That he might survive
day or two But ia a day or two he much better:
in week he able TO SIT up and in three months he
well man OF us here
You think am rOmancor, but tell you
know what talking about. have wonder
full things accomplished by the use OF Bethesda Water
than achieved In sacred prOane history What
there about Bethesda to bring about these results no
tell, but that II Will accomplish more for any
man troubled with kidney or bladder difficulties, any
woman suffering from the thousands " troubles which
sssa her. or any uny child than any other agency now
known TO the world. am 1t is Natures medicine
and, while It IS SO powerful 1t was never known to harm
infant"
The statements Of Mr. Nichol regarding the value OF
Bethesda Water, and drawn from personal knowledge.
amply confirmed by all the leading physicians the land
And the fact that II IS sold universally by all reliable
dealers brings this wonderful spring the home OF every
man woman who requires relief the road toward
suffering.